Definition of westbound
: traveling or heading west
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Overnight, the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 at Dead Man's Curve were closed because of high water, according to Total Traffic and Weather Network.
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The lanes reopened by 6:30 a.m. West of Milwaukee, accidents were reported in the westbound lanes of 94 at Barker Road and Moorland Road.
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Two people were killed in in a crash on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend late Friday afternoon, forcing closure of the westbound lanes, officials said.
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Trooper Rick Johnson said the fatal crashes occurred when the driver of one car got on the highway headed east in the westbound lanes near Meeker Street.
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The fire and response at 260 Center St., had Kimball Street blocked in both directions between Center and Spring street, then just the westbound lanes, shut for about an hour.
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Firefighters at the scene reported that the crash occurred in the left westbound lane.
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The crash, under investigation by state police, occurred at about 1 a.m., in a westbound lane of the highway near Exit 2.
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Darien Alcohol James Cunneen, 45, of the 200 block of North Michigan, Villa Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding and improper lane use in the westbound lanes of the 2100 block of 75th Street at 9:13 p.m. March 24.
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First Known Use of westbound
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: going west
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